The Limited Partnership as Part of Humanity’s DNA

Thomas Meyer
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Chapter Chapter 7 in Private Equity Unchained, 2014, pp 62-79 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Today the limited partnership structure is virtually synonymous with the modern private equity industry, yet similar partnership structures, based on the Code of Justinian, the pre-Islamic longdistance caravan trade in the Arabian Peninsula or the medieval commenda were repeatedly used in history to solve the same combination of challenges.

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Fund Manager; Ultimatum Game (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137286826_7

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